Cooled optical light guide for low-level light detectors and method of temperature stabilization for imaging detectors
US9356166B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/20188
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A cooled optical light guide is provided having a conduit having a translucent top and a translucent bottom wherein at least a portion of the translucent top of the conduit is in alignment above at least a portion of the translucent bottom of the conduit. A fluid medium that is preferably cooled flows through the conduit. The optical light guide is placed between a scintillator array and an array detector. The temperature of the light that is emitted by the scintillator array is stabilized, and preferably cooled, as it passes through the translucent bottom of the conduit and through the translucent top of the conduit for detection by the array detector. A method of temperature stabilization for photomultiplier based detectors is disclosed.
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